Combined washing and wringing machine.



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CGMBINED WASHING AND WRNGING MACHiNE.

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COMBINED WASHING AND WRINGING MAGHINE.-

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH W. ROGERS, OF MONTGOMERY, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINED WASHlNG AND WRINGING MACHINE.

SPEIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 704,934, Vdated July 15, 1902. Application iiled February 17, 1,902. Serial No. 94,461. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH W. Roenes, acitizen of the United States, residing at Montgomery, in the county of Lycoming and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newV and useful Improvements in. a Combined Washing and Nringing Machine; and I do' hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making apart of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has for its object to provide a combined washing and wringing machine iu which the operation of changing from one to the other will be greatly facilitated and the means of wringing the clothes after being washed is simple and effective without in the least injuring the fabric, the machine being both strong and durable and not easily becoming out of order by changing the washing-machine to a wringing-ma.- chine or a wringing to a Washing machine, such changes being effected with comparative ease and facility while the clothes remain in the suds box or receptacle.

The invention therefore consists in a combined washing and wringing machine constructed substantially as shown in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure l of the drawings is a side elevation i of a combined washing and wringing machine constructed in accordance with my in-V vention Fig. 2, a longitudinal section thereof Fig. 3, an end view showing the operating-gear; Fig. 4, a cross-section taken on line t 4: of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 5, a similar View taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 2 and looking in a direction opposite to that of Fig. 4f, as indicated by the arrow.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a suitable frame supported by legs c,

C has its bearings in the ends of the frame A, said shaft having a short worm b, adapted to engage the threads c of a tubular slidable shaft D, which extends centrally through the suds box or cylinder E for containing the clothes to be washed, the box or cylinder having the usual hinged or other form of door d to close the opening through which the clothes are placed in the box or cylinder. The suds box or cylinder is suitably connected to the frame A, and the rotatable shaft O, which I term the driving-shaft, has loosely mounted thereon an internallytoothed drivingwheel Ff This driving-wheel F is rotated independent of the driving-shaft O by means of the handle c, said handle projecting from one of four radial spokes f, which join the rim of the driving-wheel and also the central hub g, which hub is loosely mounted on the end of the driving-shaft, thereby enabling the wheel to turn independent of the shaft, but requiring the rotation of the pinions GH to turn the shaft. A pinion G, having hub h, is rigidly con nected to the shaft C by a setscrewt or by any other preferred means, ,so

thatit will require the rotation of said pin-l ion in order to rotate the shaft. The pinion G meshes with the teeth of a similar pinion H, which in turn meshes with the teeth of the vdriving-wheel F, the shaf t of said pinion having its bearing in a suitable bracket j.

When the driving-wheel F is turned, itwill 7 turn or rotate the pinion H through the. teeth of the drivingwheel and pinion meshing with each other, and as the teeth of said pinion also mesh with the teeth of .the pinion G, which is rigidly connected to the driving-shaft, said pinion will be rotated and with it the driving-shaft C, whereby the agitation of the clothes in the suds box or cylinder E is accomplished to wash the same.

The suds box or cylinder and the parts irnmediately connected therewith assume the position indicated in full lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings when the machine is in use for Washing clothes, and when the machine is used for wringing the clothes the movable parts are shown in dotted lines.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to any particular means for rotating IOC the driving-shaft, as any suitable means may be employed and any arrangement of gearing may be substituted for that shown without departing from the essential features of the invention.

Within the box or cylinder E are two heads I J, the head J having perforations 7c to allow the water to pass out through said perforations when wringing the clothes, and also the head is provided with radial ribs Z to strengthen and reinforcethesame. The heads I J rotate with the shafts C D when the clothes are being Washed, and the tubular screw-threaded shaft D is provided with two longitudinal feathers m,which engage grooves in the hub n of the head I, so that the tubular shaft is allowed to slide longitudinally to bring the compressing-head J up against the clothes when in the act of wringing.

When the shaft C is turned in the proper direction for using the machine in wringing the clothes, the heads I J and also the shaft D are held against rotation by frictional contact of the head I with the head s of the suds box or cylinder E, the tubular screw-shaft D moving longitudinally and carrying with it the compressing-head J, as shown in dotted lines ot' Fig. 2 of the drawings. This sliding movement of the tubular screw --threaded shaft without its rotating is caused by the friclional contact of the head I with the head s of the suds box or cylinder E, which holds the heads stationary, while the rotation of the shaft C and the worm b thereon, engaging the screw-threads of the tubular shaft, will cause the longitudinal movement of said shaft to bring the compressing head against the clothes.

'lhe two heads I J are connected by a plurality of guide-rods K, the head I being rigidly connected to the rods, while the head J is loosely engaged thereby and admitting of said head sliding thereon when the compressing-head is used to wring the clothes. When in use for washing the clothes, the drivingshaft G is turned in the opposite direction to that when wringing, which will cause the tubular screw-threaded shaft D to travel back to the position shown in fulllines of Fig. 2of the drawings until the head J abuts against a collar r on the shaft C, when the head tightens against the collar, and the continued rotation of the shaft C causes the tubular screw-threaded shaft D and heads I J to revolve with it, which will carry the clothes around in the suds box or cylinder E and thoroughly cleanse the same and remove the dirt therefrom. The head J has a hub o,

and a set-screw p extends through the hub and engages the shaft D, whereby the head is held on said shaft, or any other suitable means may be employed for connecting the head on the shaft.

The suds box or cylinder E is provided with a faucet L for draining the water therefrom after the washing has been Iinished and the wringing is about to commence, or, if preferred, any desirable means may be employed for draining the water from the suds box or cylinder in place of that shown, and any such `changes as would come within ordinary mechanical judgment may be made in the general construction of the machine without in any manner departing from the principle of the invention.

It will be appreciated that a very simple and effective machine is herein provided that is capable of effectually and thoroughlywashing and wringing the clothes while remaining in the suds box or cylinder and without adding materially to the cost in the production of the washing-machine, and thereby bringing it within the reach of those requiring such a machine.

I-Iaving now fully described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a Acombined washing and wringing machine, a suitable suds box or cylinder, a slidable tubular shaft located within the box or cylinder, suitable heads supported upon the tubular shaft and connected with each other, one of said heads rigidly connected to the shaft and carried thereby in its longitudinal movement, a rotatable driving-shaft extending through the tubular shaft and engaging therewith whereby a sliding and a rotating motion is.- imparted to said tubular shaft, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a combined washing and wringing machine, a rotatable horizontal driving-shaft, a suitable suds box or cylinder through which the shaft extends, a slidable tubular threaded shaft located within the suds box or cylinder, a worm upon the driving-shaft engaging the threads of the tubular shaft, suitable heads located within the suds box or cylinder and connected by guide-rods, one of said heads being rigidly connected to the slidable tubular threaded 'shaft and carried thereby, Substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have lhereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH W. ROGERS.

Witnesses:

J oI-IN M. VILsoN, NV. E. NICKLEs.

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